SCSI support

[Adam]

oops, you are right Tim. I made a braino.  I was thinking of the 3x5
series.

On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Tim Schmidt wrote:

>All the 390 series cards use a Symbios(NCR/LSI) chipset.  I have a DC-390U2W 
>and I use the NCR kernel module.  Works great.  Oh yeah, on the duke of URL 
>(www.thedukeofurl.org) he tested the adaptec 2940U2W against the Tekram 
>DC-390U2W (both under Linux), the Tekram came out on top in all the tests.  
>Gotta love it.
>
>--Tim
>
>
>>From: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net>
>>To: Sean <picasso@madflower.com>
>>CC: linux-user@egr.msu.edu
>>Subject: Re: SCSI support
>>Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 15:13:39 -0400 (EDT)
>>
>>Pretty sure they use a chip made by Tekram.  I have no idea why they
>>bothered designing an inferior chip to put on their cards when it sells
>>for like $10 less than symbios.
>>
>>On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Sean wrote:
>>
>> >Actually that is what I have heard too. I couldn't remember the chipsets
>> >though. Didn't the Tekram 3x0 series use the Adaptec chip? or was that
>> >some other card?
>> >
>> >
>> >On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Adam wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'd just like to add my two cents about the tekram cards too. 
>>Basically:
>> >> Avoid Tekram 3x5 series like you would avoid WinPrinters or WinModems.
>> >> It isn't as bad as the others mentioned but it does seem to lack a scsi
>> >> phase processor (so I'm told) therefore it uses quite a few more
>> >> interrupts per operation than a card with one, resulting in higher cpu
>> >> usage, not to mention needing unique drivers.
>> >> I do recommend the 3x0 series though, the 390F is UW and quite cheap 
>>and
>> >> perhaps one of the other 390* or the 390 will meet your price needs.
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Tim Schmidt wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >I haven't heard many good things about the DC315, that uses a Tekram 
>>chipset
>> >> >(I'm pretty sure) that wasn't the best.  The DC390 series all use
>> >> >LSI/Symbios/NCR chipsets that are really excelent.  I recomend the 
>>DC390F.
>> >> >It's a PCI UW SCSI controller (40Mb/s) and comes with about every 
>>connector
>> >> >possible (except the -evil- external 25pin).  If you want to know why 
>>the
>> >> >external 25pin is evil, (read the SCSI FAQ) it's because it ties 
>>together
>> >> >all the grounds to reduce the pin count to 25 and thus can cause some
>> >> >problems with termination (especially on mixed wide and narrow 
>>chains).
>> >> >
>> >> >/end rant
>> >> >
>> >> >--Tim
>> >> >
>> >> >>From: Ben Pfaff <pfaffben@msu.edu>
>> >> >>Reply-To: pfaffben@msu.edu
>> >> >>To: linux-user@egr.msu.edu
>> >> >>Subject: Re: SCSI support
>> >> >>Date: 14 Aug 2000 20:13:01 -0400
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Okay, let's try out my online shopping skills:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>	http://beta.cmpexpress.com/store/htmlos/005.5.15836386969
>> >> >>	PCI ULTRA & FAST SCSI-2 HOST ADAPTER
>> >> >>	TEKRAM DC-315U
>> >> >>	$22.09
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Linux drivers for multiple versions of 8 distributions at
>> >> 
>> >>	http://www.tekram.com.tw/Storageftp/SCSI/PCI/DC-315X/DC-315U/Driver%26AP/Linux/
>> >> >>--
>> >> >>"Unix... is not so much a product
>> >> >>  as it is a painstakingly compiled oral history
>> >> >>  of the hacker subculture."
>> >> >>--Neal Stephenson
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